Nd:Glass Laser Technology for ICF Research and Applications*
Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 15 / Number 2P2A / March 1989 / Pages 339-349
Inertial Confinement Fusion Driver / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39725
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Recent ICF experiments indicate that high fusion energy gain (10–100) can be achieved using appropriately shaped, short wavelength laser pulses of roughly 10 MJ energy, 1000 TW power and 300 TW/cm2 intensity. These requirements can be met by Nd:glass lasers. The challenge is to reduce overall system cost to significantly below $1B. This paper discusses developments toward that goal.
